Second leg of Healthy Fleet Challenge begins July 1
LONDON, Ont. — Leg two of the 2016 Healthy Fleet Challenge is about to get underway July 1. There will be a fresh leaderboard as the July walking challenge begins. This year, organizers at Healthy Trucker broke the competition up…
HDA Truck Pride Names Chief Commercial Officer
Tecklenburg will lead strategy and growth, and use his experience to position the group’s membership for profitable growth from domestic and international opportunities in the commercial vehicle market. He has nearly 30 years of aftermarket experience, holding executive positions at Honeywell and The Timken Company.
Spot Truckload Freight Rates Stay in Place
Despite increased load-to-truck ratios national average spot truckload rates were unchanged as overall market activity slowed during the week ending June 25, according to DAT Solutions and its network of load boards. The total number of posted loads fe…
Siemens Opens First Public Electric Highway in Sweden
Specially equipped Scania trucks will travel on Siemens’ first eHighway system, which it has opened on a public road in Sweden on a 2-kilometer stretch of the E16 highway north of Stockholm. Using a catenary system of overhead power lines, which some have compared to electric trolley systems, the eHighway will be used to test two diesel hybrid trucks manufactured by Scania designed to operate with the technology.
Williamstown Theatre Festival to Launch 2016 Season with the Rose…
Williamstown Theatre Festival hosts the opening night for its first two shows of the 2016 Season this Saturday, July 2nd at 8:00pm. First up on the Main Stage is Tennessee Williams ‘ Tony Award-winning play, The Rose Tattoo .
Cargo theft a concern during July 4 weekend
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – CargoNet has analyzed cargo theft data in Canada and the US from 2012 to 2015 and found that between July 2-9, nonalcoholic beverages, major appliances and copper were some of the more popular targeted items. The…
Volvo’s I-Shift with Crawler Gears Boosts Performance, Productivity
VHD mixer chassis is among Volvo trucks soon to be available with crawler-gear-equipped I-Shifts. Photos: Tom Berg “Extreme startability” and low-rev cruising at highway speeds are the main advantages of a new crawler-gear option for Volvo Trucks’ I-Shift HD automated manual transmission, demonstrated for customers and trade press reporters June 27-28.
Economic Watch: GDP Growth Improves Just Slightly
U.S. economic growth improved more than previous estimates, but not by much, according to the latest GDP figures reelases by the Commerce Department June 28. Stronger net exports and business investment offset an unexpected downward revision to consume…
ZF Ceo Sommer to Stay Until 2021
AACHEN/FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, GERMANY — The Supervisory Board of ZF Friedrichshafen AG confirmed the contract extension of CEO Dr. Stefan Sommer for another five years, a position he has held since May 2012. The move paves the way for ZF to implement five s…
Chevrolet Low Cab Forward Upfitters Announced
General Motors has struck ship-thru deals with Morgan Corp. and Supreme Corp. to add bodies to the first Chevrolet Low Cab Forward trucks expected to arrive in late August, according to a General Motors Fleet sales manager. General Motors is re-entering the cabover segment – the company discontinued the W Series cabovers in 2009 – with a Chevrolet-badged Isuzu N-Series truck that’s built in Fujisawa, Japan, and Charlotte, Michigan.